The board approves the expenditure of up to $250 for booth materials for the SCALE conference. Jon Cruz will procure the items and coordinate Inkscape’s involvement at the event.
A majority vote of the current board members is required for this matter.
Reimburse the cost of producing:
Up to $200 for a one-time expense to create an Inkscape stand-up banner for shows and conferences
Up to $80 for hand-out materials including mini-stickers and mini-cards with hackfest fundraising info.
Total limit of $250 for the one-time and hand-out expenses combined.
Jon A. Cruz will coordinate acquisition of items and setup for the Inkscape booth at SCALE 13x.
| Board Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Bryce Harrington | a. |
| Tavmjong Bah | a. |
| Josh Andler | a. |
| Jon Cruz | a. |
| Ted Gould | a. |
| Johan Engelen | |
| MentalGuy |
Inkscape has participated in SCALE conferences for several years now. The exhibit floor reaches a wide audience including businessmen from various industries, students and educators, other open source projects and the general population.
Some years back we used a generic Libre Graphics banner that had been provided by Andy Fitzsimon. It has gotten worn out over the years, but also was never Inkscape-specific. Currently as one project member noted “Our barren booth at SCALE is kind of an embarrassment… we’re a graphics app and we have the stock generic”banner" they provide us with."
A non-retracting two-sided floor banner should be about $170 plus tax and shipping. This item should last several years, and can be shipped as needed to different conferences.
The mini-card portion of the hand-out materials runs about $20 plus shipping and handling. It has been noted that them bringing in just a few small donations (perhaps 3-4) could more than make up for their expense. But at the least they can help raise awareness of Inkscape and appreciation for it in the general population.
